Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-17
My Persistence.
BY HENRY o'NEILL.

Il was an afternoon OF fog and slush
and bitter cold. My business led me
through Leicester square. | passed
the Alhambra Theater, and entered the
.hop of a dealer in foreign stamps,
coins. and other curiosities. On con-
GLIDING my business with him, ] was
about to depart, when man came IN
at the front door and passed me, as If
about 10 enter by the door at the back
IF the shop leading to the private part
Of the house. A lodger, I concluded.
IS turned up the collar of my coat
previous to sallying forth into the fog.
Before had crossed the threshold y
hand was laid upon my arni and
low, rich, and eloquent voice said
Pardon me. young sir. but we must
have met before You are Critic.
confess felt not only establishment,
| but alarm at this address. and turned
suddenly to see what manner OF man
nad spoken to me. There was no APP
)eranee Of insanity in that weil-formed,
intellectual face. with the most ie-
markable pair OF eyes lhad ever seen.
They seemed to look me through and
through, and to hold me, in spite of
myself, rs the eyes of the Ancient
Marinar b,1d ~. wodd;no onast
- '.',,,.,ss - : a.
~" "'o 'i'S'""o"' S"' '.PHe"'
y am not tflto' MY name - henry
y Neil NJ Your service anu TOOK
out my cald-caSe-
lie waved away the cara ollereu
MN niue impat'ehtll' thought as
ne saiu'
'Alas. alas! That the ponds OF the
ilesl, so biiu down the majority OF man
kind; but Tor these we should indeed be
MS gods MY good sir, | knew YOU m
lmately ley me sec-yes, IN Athens,
.iiree hundred ana lhiriy,hVe years pe-
tore the ',fti' OF CHRIST.
lhat ] had met a mailman had now
no aouDi. ! turned to me shopman,
VINO might have heard the CONVERSE
Won
inefe WAS nothing TO alarm me IN
MS lace lie merely sun led serenely.
IS II tne meeting VITA stranger VINO
elaimed To know one over two thous-
lhu years ago was matter OF
every day occurrence.
me stranger, too, smiled when 1
aga looked at ann, not rs mailman
w"nia smlle, bnt pltNmgy tancled.
wv cannot converse mere, my dear
friend for ! must 50 call you. VIII
you do me the favor to step up stairs
mo my sitt ln@'roon. where | can e%-
P,alh now l know yon and give you
siinpse Oh your former HE, winch
o"Snt apoFe al tl'ngs 10 interest you
without waiting Tor reply. he open
ed the door ut the back of The shop
and began u. asn.nl . ni,,l, - stni,.,
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"'N " S"N'Sht ~ wv passage INNeai-
Ell. turned TO the shopman and spoke
N u low agitated voice, for was great
~ agitated By curiosity and doubt
is he u little dcranged?H | asked.
mo. sir" he replied. with a stare of
surprise, 'Whv. every body knows
him; he is professor OF languages IN
-
knew him well by reputation.
wonderful lnguist Grecian among
Grccians, an old Roman. an Assyrian.
an Egyptian. decipherer of ancient
heroglyphic inscriptions. shall not
give his real name at present. for il
would be a breach of confidence and
many persons might brand n clever
man mailman, ms | did on the first i'm
pulse followed him to his sitting
room on the first floor. 1t was comfor-
table, if not luxuriously. furnished. A
tire lcaped and famed in the low. wide
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